From the moment you plant your tomatoes, you begin looking forward to those tasty harvests, but there are a number of reasons ...

You probably have heard that tomatoes are best harvested when "vine ripe." But what, exactly, that means isn't always so ...

In an article published in the journal Development, researchers at the University of São Paulo's Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (ESALQ-USP) in Brazil describe mechanisms relating to the ...

From fried green tomatoes to pizza pie, the world savors the tomato across many stages of ripeness, each with its unique qualities. How a fruit ripens has long been an important question for breeders, ...

Tomato pruning in mid-summer can help keep plants healthy and produce larger fruit. Here’s how to prune determinate and ...

Watering tomato plants correctly is crucial for their health. Learn the best times and methods for watering tomatoes to ...

Tomato plants produce their first flowers roughly 4 to 6 weeks after transplanting into the garden. That might seem fast, but ...

Tomatoes have different needs than most garden plants, and treating them the same as your flowers or peppers often causes more harm than good. You’ll save time and harvest more fruit when you adjust ...

Here's how to make a free fertiliser with pesky nettles ...